19 Simpson Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Broadview Subway1.3 km
• 🚇 Chester Subway1.3 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO3.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 7 grocery stores, 65 cafés and restaurants, 24 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Good Cheese (50 m). Nearest park: Hubbard Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Withrow Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 62%8 min walk
• Dundas Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 66%, math 53%8 min walk
• Pape Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 71%14 min walk
• Sprucecourt Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 25%15 min walk

Secondary

• Eastdale Collegiate Institute4 min walk
• SEED Alternative School7 min walk
• Quest Alternative Senior School8 min walk

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area M8Z

Owners / renters

80% / 20%

Median household income

$111,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

55% detached, 23% high-rise

Commute by transit

18%

Population

19,312

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tibetan 2.5%, Italian 1.8%, Portuguese 1.4%, Polish 1.3%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in North Riverdale (2025): about the Toronto average, up 18% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft53% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles28% above average
• Shootingsabout average

Crime Severity Index for Toronto police: 60 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole neighbourhood, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.

Development nearby 3 active

• 415 BROADVIEW AVE · 100 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a proposed residential addition to the existing congregation. The proposal will contain 3,824 square metres of residential gross floor…
  Application details
• 415 BROADVIEW AVE · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2021
  A 10 storey building adding to, and modifying, the existing heritage church building onsite. 4,892.98 square metres of residential gross floor area (GFA) are…
  Application details
• 238 HAMILTON ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2018
  Site Plan Application to redevelop the lands municipally known as 563 Gerrard Street East and 238 Hamilton Street with a 13-unit mixed-use project comprised of…
  Application details
• 400 BROADVIEW AVE · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 20 storey non-profit Long-Term Care (LTC) home with 392 beds.
  Application details

Rezoning, site plan, subdivision and condominium applications filed with the city.

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Gerrard 750 m
• 🚧 Leslieville Ontario Line850 m · opening early 2030s
• 🚧 East Harbour Ontario Line1.2 km · opening early 2030s

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Don Valley Parkway350 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ Garden suite in the backyard
• ✅ Laneway suite, if the lot backs onto a lane

From Toronto’s Zoning By-law 569-2013 map. Lot size, setbacks and trees decide what actually fits; check with a planner before you buy.

Full lot check · Run the numbers

Building permits

• Demolition · 2022 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing 1 storey dwelling to construct a new 2 storey single family dwelling.
• New Building · 2022 · Inspection
  Proposal to construct a new 2 storey singly family dwelling with an attached garage and finished basement.

8 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

18 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s fewer than the Toronto average of 42.

Trees on City boulevards only, not private yards or parks.

Internet High-speed

50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).

From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.

Short-term rentals

Only in your principal residence (where you live). The entire home can be rented up to 180 nights a year; renting up to 3 bedrooms while you live there has no limit. Hosts register with the City and collect the 6% accommodation tax.

City rules